Number of Homeless People in NYC Shelters Each Night

*For data through September 2011, figures for homeless families, children, and adult family members reflect end-of-month census data.
All numbers for families after September 2011 and for homeless single adults (men and women) for all months reflect average daily census data.

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TONIGHT,

58,906 people will sleep in NYC shelters.

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Families

24,014

Kids in Families

21,832

Adults in Families

Single Adults

3,341

Single Women

9,719

Single Men

Families

14,093 families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.

Single Adults

13,060 single adults will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.

Children

24,014 children in families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.

Adults in Families

21,832 adults in families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.

Single Women

3,341 single adult women will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.

Single Men

9,719 single adult men will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. Hover to see the average yearly breakdown of the census below.